Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prairie nigger

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: prairie nig-ger
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Native American person, especially one from the nations native to Great Plains, such as the Apache, Sioux, Pawnee and Crow.

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"As I turn away with my purchase, I hear him mutter something and I stop. I thought I heard it, but I wasn't sure I heard it. Prairie nigger."
""I know he's a damned Kiowa, mister, and that's all I have to know about that prairie nigger.""
"[…] I don't have to listen to some prairie nigger whine about ethics. Go drink it out on a reservation," Amanda said, breaking for the stairs. "I'm Sicilian," Luca corrected. "I don't care what tribe you're from!" […]"

Etymology

From prairie, the chief habitat of Native American peoples of the Great Plains, and nigger.

Usage

Inflected Forms

prairie niggers (plural)

Synonyms

red nigger tree nigger redskin timber nigger wagon-burner

Questions

What does prairie nigger mean?: A Native American person, especially one from the nations native to Great Plains, such as the Apache, Sioux, Pawnee and Crow.
Where does prairie nigger come from?: From prairie, the chief habitat of Native American peoples of the Great Plains, and nigger.

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